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After 3 years of publication, with our 3rd birthday this past April, our publisher, innovation agency 2thinknow, is planning a new future for the Globe Innovator with more ongoing content on innovation across cities, business and policy, and frequent short content centred on single ideas. But what’s changing and where have we come from? > more 
Are high house prices good or bad for innovation? It seems the RBA are saying house asset inflation is good for Australia, perhaps mainly based around housing stock shortages. Our Executive Director, Christopher Hire, takes a look at property prices impact on innovation, and how they may prevent tomorrow’s employers – today’s start-ups – emerging. > more 
The nature of innovation is shifting, but our society is stuck in old paradigms of innovation. Our Executive Director, Christopher Hire, examines what a Creative Age of innovation may mean and the opportunity it gives all of us, … > more 
One of the active Victoria Bushfire tweeters tell the story in his own words. > more 
Innovations from CeBIT, a wrap-up of analysis from CeBIT & some future Innovation Themes! > more
Conroy opened CeBIT AusInnovate, with National Broadband Network for Australia. Then the detail – CSIRO & DSTO – the need not to kill innovation… highlights from CeBIT in Sydney. > more 
Trends & Predictions. Innovation Cities benchmark. Sharing & publishing ideas. All will be bigger & better in 2009, as we roll-out the final version of 2thinknow, after extensive testing in 2008. > more
Use Social media to track the Mumbai attacks in real time with real people & real coverage, as well as commentary, including maps. > more 
Victoria, Australia makes the decision to support local innovation. > more 
Hotel design from a modern art hotel in Austria. > more 
COMMENT. Global. – Trains, and rail is a resurgent transport platform. For some great examples of trains, check out this slide-show on slideshare. Safe, Cleaner, Practical. Despite increasingly shrill voices on the right-wing think-tanks, calling for less public transport, rail has clear benefits, visible to all. Most countries around the world can see the benefits. China, Japan, France, Austria, all are investing in rail. Why do you love trains? Here at > more
COMMENT. Melbourne — A colleague of mine, of mature age, a professional director, told me he does not understand one thing about Melbourne’s directors. How so many directors keep getting roles with less than stellar performance. As a competent, good Director, he is mystified. Shhh… Of course no-one in the community says this publicly. I am a member of peak body AICD, and never heard it there! Truth begone! Top-down folk there. With some Directors, often I get > more 
COMMENT, NSW — Today the NSW government release the mini-budget. ABC have it here. A patch/hatchet job to make up for years of fundamental neglect. The 3 Amigos: Carr, Iemma, Costa. Neglect under Bob Carr (especially), Morris Iemma & on to Nathan Rees.OK, Nathan hasn’t had a chance yet. A special word goes to the spectacularly self-aggrandising Michael Costa. Costa managed to leave fingerprints 3 > more
COMMENT, USA –Few people understand how the economic paradigm has shifted. 2thinknow do. We predicted it would shift, and that their would be an economic crisis. Correctly. Back in October 2007, before others. If you would like to see what it all means, including Obama’s election, see these slides on slideshare. Opportunity for Local Innovation. There are a lot of economic opportunities out there, but bright minds need opportunity. > more |
      
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4 reasons why ASX is worth 4500 points
The Australian stock market has gone sub 4500 points on indices again. The innovation is awaiting a state change, as some sort of white knight. That horse and rider has not come yet. Instead investors may feel like it’s the shaded horseman of the apocalyptic kind. It’s overshooting on the down side. Here’s why there’s no joy for major index investors in shares – and that includes superannuation… > more